Electric-fixture hanger



Feb. 19, 1929. 1,702,493

s. N. BUCHANAN ELECTRIC FIXTURE HANGER Filed March l0, 1927 2 Humm;

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. /NVE/vof? STEPHEN N BUCHANAN l latented Feb. 19, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN N. BUCHANAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS & BETTS C0.,l'

ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

ELECTRIC-FIXTURE HANGER.

Application le.v March 10, 1927. Serial No. 174,290.

This application relates to means for supbox is put in position andlocked there by porting electric light fixtures from the ceiling anysuitable means such as a nut 6. 55 or walls of a room. It is theprincipal ob- As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the arms of ject of myinvention to provide an electric the anchor rest against the plaster 8held by 5 fixture hanger, which is very cheap to manuthe laths 7, thefinished plaster being illusfacture and one which can be quicklyassemtrated by the portion 9. bled and installed in position. Toaccommodate an arran ement as shown 60 My invention will be readilyunderstood by, in VFigure 2 the arms 1 an 2 may be bent a reading ofthis specification taken in conas at 10 and 11 to take up fordifferences in 10 nection with the annexed drawing, wherein thickness ofthe ceiling etc.

Figure 1 illustrates one form of the device In theform of anchor membershown in shown in operative position ready to receive Figure 5 the arms1 and 2 have their ends 14 65 the electric fixture. and 13 respectivelybent in'a manner so as Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showtoprevent turning or ti ping of the anchor i5 ing a somewhat modifiedform. member. As shown in igure 5, the ends 13 Figure 8 is a view yofthe fixture hanger and 14 are bent substantially at ri ht angles per selooking at the top of Figure 1. to their respective arms, and preerablylie 70 Figure 4 is an end view looking at the left in the same plane. Itis to be understood that hand end of Figure 3. the bent ends 13 and 14-may be used in con- Figure 5 is a view of an anchor member nection withthe. anchor member shown in such as. may be used in Figures 1 and 2, buteither Figure 1 or 2. 1 having its ends bent. Figure 6 is a view sim- InFigure 6 the anchor member has its ends 75 ilar to Figure 3 but with theends of the an- 15 and 16 formed so that they lie substantially chormember formed to be in substantial in alignment and when the attachmentmem-l alignment. ber 4 is in the position shown in lFi ure 6, In thedifferent views, 1 and 2, illustrates which is the position :forinsertion t rough the arms of what I term the anchor member. the hole inthe Wall or ceiling. The ends 15 80 The arms 1 and 2 are connected byan:.integral and 16 and attachment member 4 have subcentral portion 3,on which is movably or pivstantially the same axis. otally mounted anattachment member 4,V to It is to be understood that the form of thevwhich the fixture or some fitting connected ends shown in Figure 6 maybe usedin conwith the fixture is attached by means of the nection witheither of the anchor members 85 threads on the member 4. The anchormemshown in Figures 1 and 2. ber and the attachment member 4 are firstBy making the anchor member out of one assembled by passing one end ofthe anchor piece of relatively large size wire of the remember, which ispreferably a piece of relaquired stiffness a one piece anchor member istively large steel wire through a transverse obtained by merely cuttingit off from a reel 9o hole at one end of the member 4, and then of wirethereby giving an anchor member bending the ends of the wire by asuitable mathat is very cheap to manufacture but one chine, or fixtureinto the position shown in which will perform all the functions of theFigure 3. For the purpose of positioning prior art devices which havebeen heretofore the fixture hanger in position, a wire 12 is suggestedin the way of punched and formed 95 passed through the hollow portion ofthe members.V l member 4 around the central part 3 and the Having thusdescribed my invention, what ends brought down about as illustrated inIolaim is:

Figure 3. With the parts in the position as 1. A device of the classdescribed consist shown in Figure', the hanger is then passed ing of aone-piece anchor member of rela- 106 througha hole in the ceiling Vorwall and the tively heavy wire having a central portion arms 1 and 2 areallowed to tiltover and a and two arms projecting in opposite direcn 5pull on the wire 12 will turn the member'4 tions from the centralportion, said arms beto the position shown in Figuresl 1 and 2, aftering disposed'in different offset planes, and an which one strand of thewire 12 is cut and attachment member pivotally carried by said 105 thewire withdrawn, after which the outlet central portion.

2. A device of the class described consisting of, an attachment memberhaving a transverse hole at one end and an anchor of relatively v heavyWire adapted to be passed through said transverse hole to about thecentral portion of the Wire and then bent into arms on opposite sides ofthe attachment member in opposite directions, thereby leaving a centralintegral portion substantially at right angles to said arms and carryingthe vattachment member as described.

3. A device of the class described consisting of, a one piece anchormember having a central portion and tWo arms projecting in oppositedirections from the central portion, said arms being disposed indifferent offset planes and adapted to have their ends bent tocompensate for varying thicknesses of Walls or ceilings and anattachment member pivotally carried by said central portion.

'4. A device for supporting a fixture in a Wall or ceiling, comprisingvan anchor consisting of, a one piece anchor member having a centralportion and two arms projecting in opposite directions from the centralportion, said arms being disposed in different offset planes parallel tothe plane of the Wall or ceiling, and having their ends bent to preventturning of the anchor member and an attachment member pivotally carriedby said central portion.

5. A device for supporting a lixture in a Wall or ceiling, comprising ananchor consisting of, a one piece anchor member having a central portionand two arms projecting inv opposite directions from the centralportion, said arms being disposed in different offset planes parallel tothe plane of the Wall or Y ceiling and having their ends bent inopposite directions but in substantially the same plane and anattachment member pivotally carried by said central portion.

6. A device for supporting a fixture in a Wall or ceiling, comprising ananchor consisting of, a one piece anchor member having a central portionand two arms projecting in opposite directions from the central portion,said arms being disposed in different offset planes parallel to the laneof the Wall or ceiling, and having thelr ends bent so as to be insubstantial alignment and an attachment member pivotally carried by saidcentral portion.

7. A device for supporting a fixture in a Wall or ceiling consisting of,a one piece anchor member having av central portion and two armsprojecting in opposite directions from the central portion, said armsbeing disposed in dilerent offset planes and having a cross-sectionalform such 'that their ends may be easily bent to compensate for varyingthicknesses of Walls or ceilings, said arms also having their endsadapted to be bent to prevent turning of the anchor member and anattachment member pivotally carried by said central portion.

8. A device of the class described consisting of an attachment memberhaving a transverse hole and an anchor of relatively heavy wire adaptedto be passed through said transverse hole and then bent into arms onopposite vsides of the attachment member thereby leaving a centralintegral portion substantially at right angles to said arms and carryingthe attachment member as described.

In testimony whereof, I -aiiiX my signature.

STEPHEN N.` BUCHANAN.

